- Date
- April 29, 1966
- Place
- Cascade, MI · CASCADE, MI
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N3571BBeech B-50
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172305
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1206 66/4/29 CASCADE MICH BEECH B-50 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 3147 TIME - 1229 N3571B PX- 0 0 2 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 985 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENT COUNTY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- NOSE GEAR DRIVE SPROCKET PIN IMPROPERLY INSTALLED AND FELL OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3571B
- Reported as
- Beech B-50
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kent County
N3571BRegistration cancelled Aug 10, 2026 · Beech B50Airframe modelBeech B50Engine modelLycoming GO-435-C2B2
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